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Pizza Parties
We fund classroom and end-of-year pizza parties that reward attendance, celebrate milestones, and make school something to look forward to.
A nonprofit feeding hope
No student should ever go hungry.
The Lunch Money Foundation pays for snacks, school meals, pizza parties, and wipes out student lunch debt — so kids can show up to learn instead of worrying about their next meal.
1 in 5
U.S. kids face food insecurity
$0
Cost to the families we serve
100%
Of program donations reach students
What we do
Four ways we keep students fed
Every dollar goes straight to the lunch line, the snack bin, and the celebration table.
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Snack Stocking
Pantries and classroom snack bins kept full, so a hungry kid is never more than a few steps from a healthy bite.
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Food Access
Weekend and break meal packs for students who rely on school meals during the week and go without when school is closed.
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Lunch Debt Relief
We pay down negative lunch account balances so no child is shamed, denied a hot meal, or sent home with a debt notice.
How it works
Simple, direct, and built on trust
- Schools tell us the need. Counselors and teachers flag students with lunch debt or food gaps.
- You fund it. Donations pool to cover debts, snacks, and meals quickly and quietly.
- Kids eat. No paperwork for families, no stigma at the lunch counter — just a meal.
“A kid who isn't hungry is a kid who can learn. That's the whole idea.”
— A partner school counselor
Clear a child's lunch debt today
$25 erases the average student lunch debt. $100 stocks a classroom snack bin for a month. Every gift feeds a kid.
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